Biodeterioration is a complex network of interactions between macro/micro-biological
systems and organic/inorganic substrates involving physical and chemical alterations …

Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about 250 genera
and over 7,000 species. Most of the plants of this family are aromatic and therefore important …

Essential oils (EOs) have been known for a long time, and they are used in several fields
such as medicine and aromatherapy, as well as in the food and pharmaceutical industries …

Natural products, known for their medicinal properties since antiquity, are continuously
being studied for their biological properties. In the present study, we analyzed the …

The antifungal activity of Origanum vulgare, Rosmarinus officinalis and Lavandula
angustifolia (Lamiaceae) essential oils and biocide benzalkonium chloride was investigated …

The ever-increasing attention on environmental problems and sustainability has highlighted
several problems related to the use of conventional pesticides in the agricultural industry …

All historical textile materials, due to their chemical composition (cellulose, protein), under
conditions of high humidity are potentially exposed to microbial degradation. Numerous …

Old textiles are important elements of thecultural heritage. As a result of their composition
mostly of natural elements old textiles are extremely prone to physical and chemical …

Featured Application We hypothesize an effective and potentially color respectful method of
essential oils (EOs) application in a cleaning procedure for biodeteriorated oil paintings. The …

We propose cocrystallization to extend the use of natural products for environmental and
agricultural purposes. We show that it is possible to design cocrystals based on essential oil …